2012 FORD Figo 1.6L 5MT FWD (99 HP)

Vehicle Overview

Ford introduced the Figo on the Indian market in 2009 and refreshed it three years later and made it more appealing to the market.

At a glance, some would not notice that the 2009 Figo was, in fact, the 5th generation of the European Ford Fiesta with a different face. The American brand used the same platform for both vehicles, and that was common. But they didn’t change the car’s shape or the taillights.

In 2012, Ford updated the facelifted Figo’s front fascia with a larger grille on the lower part of the bumper, with a hexagonal shape. The non-facelifted version featured a trapezoidal grille. Moving up to the headlights, they were similar, if not exactly the same, with those installed on the European Ford Ka. But the designers managed to blend the modern lines of the front with the 2002 Fiesta’s lines from the back.

Inside, Ford designed a new instrument cluster, which was not available for any European models, with a big center speedometer and the tachometer on the left. Inside the speedometer dial, the carmaker installed the fuel gauge. Most of its interior parts were carried over from the European model, and that included the hood opener, which was placed on the left side of the vehicle, in a car built for an RHD country.

Under the hood, the blue-oval brand offered the Figo with a choice of gasoline and diesel engines ranged between 71 hp and 99 hp. All versions were paired to a 5-speed manual gearbox.